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Zafer Topaloglu is a video artist and documentary filmmaker based in İstanbul, Turkey. He holds a B.A in Film-Tv from Istanbul Bilgi University, and an MDes in Media Design from the Willem de Kooning Academie, Piet Zwart Institute. Over the last four years his video works have been screened at numerous international festivals and galleries such as European Media Arts Festival, Videobrasil Contemporary Art Festival, Screen Festival Barcelona, Instants Video Arts Festival, Videoformes, Darklight Film Festival, Timishort Film Festival, DokumentART, Tent Gallery among others.
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Zafer Topaloglu, former video artist and documentary filmmaker, is now part of the artist duo Backtopoints. He holds a B.A in Film-Tv from Istanbul Bilgi University, and an MDes in Media Design from the Willem de Kooning Academy, Piet Zwart Institute.  
  
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Backtopoints is an artist duo founded by brothers Zafer and Tuna Topaloğlu. Before forming the duo, Zafer was an active video artist within the international video/film arts scene, showcasing his work at numerous prestigious festivals such as the European Media Art Festival, Darklight Film Festival, Videobrasil, Videomedeja, Videoformes, India Art Fair, Room Art Fair, Les Instant Video Art Festival, and Art Bengaluru Fair. Meanwhile, Tuna was deeply engaged in his own video game projects.
  
His video works register and question the situations, events, and ways of perceptions through which manifold power agents impose their own agendas and ways of understanding and perception on the Other emotionally or physically. Approaching those occasions with aesthetic traits culled from Experimental Documentary and Video Essay, he exposes both the vulnerability of the Other in front of the Power agents and various aspects of their operations on the Other by working with mostly single screen video works and at some occasions multiple screen video installations.
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Their shared passion for collaboration led them to establish the duo. Backtopoints’ artistic practice revolves around constructing abstract presences and structures that constantly undergo transformation, conversion, and reformation. This characteristic imbues their works with a seamless flow of in-between states, inviting the audience to appreciate not only the entirety of the artwork but also the aesthetic nuances formed during its construction. In their recent works, Backtopoints explores the representation of complex data through unique artistic perspectives, with a particular focus on interface design for data representation.
  
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In addition to showcasing their art on various NFT platforms such as Nifty Gateway and Foundation, Backtopoints has recently exhibited at Muze Gazhane, EmaarArtHub İstanbul, Turkey Innovation Week 2022/2023, TEKIL 17, Digital Art From Sketch to Pixel Cappadocia edition, and NFT.NYC 2024.
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[https://backtopoints.com www.backtopoints.com]

Latest revision as of 21:05, 28 May 2024

Zafer Topaloglu, former video artist and documentary filmmaker, is now part of the artist duo Backtopoints. He holds a B.A in Film-Tv from Istanbul Bilgi University, and an MDes in Media Design from the Willem de Kooning Academy, Piet Zwart Institute.

Backtopoints is an artist duo founded by brothers Zafer and Tuna Topaloğlu. Before forming the duo, Zafer was an active video artist within the international video/film arts scene, showcasing his work at numerous prestigious festivals such as the European Media Art Festival, Darklight Film Festival, Videobrasil, Videomedeja, Videoformes, India Art Fair, Room Art Fair, Les Instant Video Art Festival, and Art Bengaluru Fair. Meanwhile, Tuna was deeply engaged in his own video game projects.

Their shared passion for collaboration led them to establish the duo. Backtopoints’ artistic practice revolves around constructing abstract presences and structures that constantly undergo transformation, conversion, and reformation. This characteristic imbues their works with a seamless flow of in-between states, inviting the audience to appreciate not only the entirety of the artwork but also the aesthetic nuances formed during its construction. In their recent works, Backtopoints explores the representation of complex data through unique artistic perspectives, with a particular focus on interface design for data representation.

In addition to showcasing their art on various NFT platforms such as Nifty Gateway and Foundation, Backtopoints has recently exhibited at Muze Gazhane, EmaarArtHub İstanbul, Turkey Innovation Week 2022/2023, TEKIL 17, Digital Art From Sketch to Pixel Cappadocia edition, and NFT.NYC 2024.

Please don't forget to fasten your seatbelts and stay tuned for more.


www.backtopoints.com